WiLS 2019 Ideas to Action Fund Recipients Announced

We are excited to announce these recipients of WILS 2019 Ideas to Action Funds!

Beloit Public Library – Memory Care Kits
Provide a collection of materials designed to trigger memories and encourage interaction, oriented for caregivers to use with family members/patients dealing with dementia or memory loss.

Cardinal Stritch University Library – Back to High School: A college and high school collaboration for teaching information literacy
Collaboration of college and high school faculty and librarians to develop information literacy curriculum for high school students.

Door County Library – Door County Speaks: A Library Oral History Initiative
Provide kits of essential oral history equipment and supplementary materials to the satellite branches of the Door County Library as well as the Door County Archives, for use by both patrons and library staff.

Fox Valley Technical College Library – General Studies OER Un-Textbook Create Fest
A one-day event to bring Wisconsin technical colleges together to create a general studies OER un-textbook — this could include video, learning objects, PowerPoints, articles, chapters, student renewable homework, quizzes, and many other sources.

Lodi Woman’s Club Public Library – Intro to Podcast Production
Working with groups of teens to teach them about podcast production, helping them create their own original podcasts.

Mill Pond Public Library – Savvy Senior Space
Turn the library reading room into a space where older adults can meet, see presentations, and have fun.

Sauk Prairie High School Library – Making Global Connections with VR and AR at Sauk Prairie High School
Students attending this rural Wisconsin high school will participate in and design immersive experiences using Virtual and Augmented Reality equipment through the classroom and Library.

Congratulations! We are excited to see the projects come to life and the impact they’ll have on the patrons served and the library community.

Have questions about WiLS Ideas to Action Funds? Contact Emily Pfotenhauer () or Melody Clark ().